Suspenders



March 21, 1833. 1.. :SCHULLERMAN SUSPENDERS Filed March 21 1952 ATTORNEYS R O T N E V m Patented Mar. 21, 1933 UNITED STATES LUDWIG soHULLERMAN; or ASTORIA, NEW YORK SUSPENDERS Application filed March 21, 1932., Serial N0. 600,176.

This invention relates to suspenders and particularly concerns means for suspending trousers in an even line about the waist of the wearer.

It is well known that in using the common suspenders on the market there is a marked tendency for the front of the trouser line to sag near the center due to the weight of the trousers and lack of a supporting medium. Not only does this result in an untidy condition but with many wearers, a marked degree of physical discomfort accompanies the lowering and sagging of this center section of the front portion of the trouser waist line.

The present invention corrects and pre vents sagging of the waist band of the trousers by providing means for support over a greater portion of the waistline and markedly reduces the length of spaces along the waist band to which no supporting medium is attached.

By suitable means the invention insures the top of the trousers always being on an even plane regardless of the position of the wearer with the result that the wearer is always free from physical discomfort and is not obliged to periodically pull up the front of the trousers to an even line with the points of support as is so often necessary when wearing common suspenders.

In the drawing which forms a part of the specification, Figure 1 shows a pairv of suspenders embodying the invention;

Figures 2 and 7 illustrate the flexibility of the device as applied to waistbands of vary ing circumferences;

Figure 8 is a detail view of the connecting joint between twoof the three supporting members;

Figure 4 is a cross-section of H of Fig. 3 and shows one means of joining the two supporting members shown in Fig. 3;

Figure 5 is one adaptation of the inven tion featuring two types of fastening devices; and

Figure 6 illustrates a suitable form of fastening device for the innermost support- 7 ing member which is shown with the other supporting members in Figure 5.

bers. It is apparent also that the two 'ino By referring tothe drawing will be I seen that one of the main novel features of the invention consists of a composite mem-,

ber comprising three supporting" members 7 10,- 11 and 12' ascompared to the ordinary 5Q; suspender which generally has butitwo.

In manufacturing the articleit is preferable to form supporting members 10 and 12 of one continuing piece of material to which is joined supporting member 11 by a suit.- able metallic connection 14 which should have a curved inner surface 31. If the member lt'is made offairly strong metal, the supporting member 11 maybe secured thereto by. suitably inturned prongs or fingers '15, though it is understood such object may be obtained in other manners, for example, by splicing with the continuing members 10 and 12. V 1 c For attaching the supporting members 10, ll'and 12 to the trousers, "suitable means, such. as 2 loops 19, are provided at the ends thereof and adapted to engage with buttons 16, 17 and 18 appropriately placed along thewaistline of the trousers. If preferred, other suitable means may be substituted for the loops such as snaps 13. For trousers already equipped with two buttons on each side of the front half of the waistband, the third supporting member may be equipped with a snap 13 while ordinary loops may be used on the remaining twosupporting memnermost support-ing members one from each side of the center of the waist may be supported mutually at one point in the center 7 part of the waist band, although such is a matter'of discretion. 7

Suitable shoulder straps 20 are provided 9 which are fastened in any ordinary manner @113 to the back part of the waistband (not shown) and which are connected in front with the supporting members. It will be seen that the shoulder strap is joined with 11 by any suitable connection 21. Such connection is so adaptedthat movement of members 10 and llthrough member 21 is free and will allow movement of the body of i the supporting members at the upper part of and between'the supporting members 10'and the wearer to be compensated for in either direction along the supporting members 10 and 11. It is such movement that the advantages of the curved construction of connecting member 14 is most apparent.

The supporting members maybe made of any suitable material such as leather, braid,

etc., but are preferably round in form. Also, any color of material may be used.

In operation the trousers are mainly supported by the outside supporting members 10 and 12. The main functions of member 11 are to hold the trousers on an even line between the main outside supporting points and to maintain the shoulder straps 20 at a desired distance from the central portion of the body.

hile certain novel features of the invention have been disclosed and are pointed out.

in the annexed claim, it will be understood that various omissions, substitutions and changes may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the. invention;

What is claimed is: e

In a pair of suspenders, two shoulder straps, two supporting members each comrising three suspending elements two of which form a forked member and with the third suspending element form a bite, each of said shoulder straps engaginglthe bite of its corresponding supporting member and with the forked members on proximate sides of said shoulder straps.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

LUDWIG SCHULLERMAN. 

